The Netherlands: Floriade Expo 2022 - A once every 10 years International Horticultural Exhibition = Green solutions to living.

Once every 10 years the gates open to the International Horticultural Exhibition Floriade. On the 14th of April 2022 we open to show everyone a celebration of green solutions to living.

At the international horticulture exhibition Floriade Expo 2022 in Almere, you can enjoy greenery for six months from April 14 to October 9, 2022. Here you will discover green solutions from national and international innovators and brainiacs that make our cities more fun, more beautiful and more sustainable. You will also enjoy the scent and colors of flowers, plants, vegetables and fruit. Dive into the theme ‘Growing Green Cities’ and learn more about developments in the field of greenery, food, health and energy.

Read more at: Floriade Expo 2022 - English - Floriade

Horticulture: The Netherlands, Spain and China, largest horticultural importers

In the period between 2009 and 2012, the Netherlands became the largest worldwide exporter and re-exporter of fruit and vegetables (including citrus), according to data provided by the Statistics Division of the United Nations.

Taking 2012's exports and re-exports into account, the Netherlands handled 14.6% of the world's total, followed by Spain, with 12.1%, and China, with 10.9%.

The fourth place in the ranking was for Mexico (9.7%), followed by the United States (8.3%), Canada (5%), France (4.4%), Belgium (3.7%), Italy (2.8%) and Germany, with 1.9%. The remaining 26.5% is distributed between other countries.

Read more: The Netherlands, Spain and China, largest horticultural importers

The Netherlands: Green Expo Proposal Wins Floriade 2022 For Almere

The London Olympics this year did a fine job of helping to develop best green practices for global events. One of the most notable strategies planners there employed to cut the carbon footprint of the Games was to make the only permanent buildings those with long-term potential to benefit the city as a whole (and to make all others temporary, and recyclable). We see similar long-range vision behind the recent selection of Almere’s Cité Idéale proposal for the next Floriade horticultural festival in the Netherlands.

The Floriade World Horticultural Expo only occurs once every ten years, giving cities plenty of time to prepare. And even as the 2012 expo has been in full swing this summer (and will remain open until October 11), the proposals for the next city to host the event in 2022 have been under consideration since this spring. Almere’s City Ideale proposal distinguished itself from the competition via the fact that it’s not a design for a temporary exhibit site, but rather, a permanent, sustainable city. Designed by the firm of  MVRDV, it will serve as an ecologically oriented extension of Almere’s city center, in line with Almere’s 2030 Master Plan.

The London Olympics this year did a fine job of helping to develop best green practices for global events. One of the most notable strategies planners there employed to cut the carbon footprint of the Games was to make the only permanent buildings those with long-term potential to benefit the city as a whole (and to make all others temporary, and recyclable). We see similar long-range vision behind the recent selection of Almere’s Cité Idéale proposal for the next Floriade horticultural festival in the Netherlands.

The Floriade World Horticultural Expo only occurs once every ten years, giving cities plenty of time to prepare. And even as the 2012 expo has been in full swing this summer (and will remain open until October 7), the proposals for the next city to host the event in 2022 have been under consideration since this spring. Almere’s City Ideale proposal distinguished itself from the competition via the fact that it’s not a design for a temporary exhibit site, but rather, a permanent, sustainable city. Designed by the firm of  MVRDV, it will serve as an ecologically oriented extension of Almere’s city center, in line with Almere’s 2030 Master Plan.

Read more: Green Expo Proposal Wins Floriade 2022 For Almere | Earthtechling

Floriade world horticultural expo opens in Holland - by Toby Sterling

The sun is shining, trees are budding, and flowers are unfurling their brilliant petals a bit earlier than planned, thanks to an early Dutch spring and the hundreds of gardeners putting finishing touches on Floriade, the once-a-decade world horticultural exposition.

Organizers are reluctant to repeat the expo's historic billing as "the greatest flower show on earth," because, they say, horticulture encompasses the artistic, scientific and economic aspects of plant care rather than just gardening and looking at flowers.

Still, the flowers are bound to be a major draw, and there are a heck of a lot of them to see.

For more: Floriade world horticultural expo opens in Holland - FederalNewsRadio.com

The Netherlands: Experience Floriade, the world’s largest horticultural festival April 5 – October 7, 2012

A truly once in a lifetime event, Floriade dates back 52 years and takes place only once every ten years in the Netherlands. Floriade has previously been hosted in Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Zoetermeer and Haarlemmermeer and brings together exhibitors and visitors from all over the world to enjoy a variety of dance, theater, music, food stalls and art all inspired by the gardens and pavilions housing the many floral displays.

Floriade will showcase over 100 exhibitors and five uniquely themed worlds to explore including the healing herbs, tea rituals and barefoot path of ‘Relax & Heal’ and ‘Green Engine’ – home to Villa Flora the biggest indoor flower exhibition in Europe where you can learn how to sculpt your own floral masterpiece.

Jacqueline van der Kloet, one of Holland’s top garden designers who does a lot of work for the world-famous Keukenhof garden, tells says she was hired to do all the plant schemes for spring, summer and autumn flowering-bulbs at the Floriade.

“This Floriade is quite different from previous ones – no huge product displays, no monochromatic plant schemes, but lots of Impressionistic design.”

Horticulture - EU/Kenya: EAC, EU Trade Pact To Benefit Kenya’s Horticultural Sector

Kenya’s horticultural industry is set to benefit from the soon to be signed trade pact between the East Africa Community (EAC) and the European Union (EU) in terms of market access. Jane Ngige, the CEO of the Kenya Flower Council said in an interview with Xinhua on Wednesday that Kenya which exports 1,000 tonnes of fruit and vegetables every day to Europe is expected to double its exports to EU with the signing of the Economic Partnerships Agreement between the EAC and EU in November.

For more: coastweek.com

Fresh Plaza: The Netherlands - 47,730 visitors at Horti Fair 2008 in AMSTERDAM

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47,730 visitors at Horti Fair 2008 in AMSTERDAM

The international Horti Fair, which was held in Amsterdam during last week, was with 47,730 visitor very successful. 900 Companies from 49 countries took part. The horticultural sector is becoming more and more international. About half the number of visitors came from the Netherlands and the other half literally from the rest of the world and especially the large number of visitors from Eastern Europe and the Middle East attracted attention.

According to director Wim van der Loo this has confirmed the top position of the Netherlands in the worldwide horticultural sector.New pavilions such as the Logistics Pavilion, the House of Software. Good and Green Pavilion and other initiatives, such as the accent on food horticulture, were a valuable addition to the show concept. The week of the Horti Fair is also always a motive to organise extra activities in the Dutch horticultural areas. "The international drawing influence of the Horti Fair is utilised to position the Dutch
Horticulture more intensively.